Eyeshade



June 2, 1953 G. D. BRICKER EYESHADE Filed Aug. 13, 1951 Patented June 2, 1953 2; 40,19;5.;- EYESHAIQE}, fieoxsena elirick eslMyin si owe. Apglieationa-August la, 195 1;.Sbnia-1N0; 241*;5535

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My: invention-v. reiateseto;v eyew shieldsgof fthee adapted? to* protect the zeyes fromw orzerheadili htz.

Devices for shielding: thee-eyes; againshgiamei oifi bright lights; sunlightrand the lilieaaremetmew: Visorssecureetto a-Vhea-Qi hand on capsamii glassest embody; two ways. of? providing: eye; pm: teetionand inn-1y, ending patent-.-.apnlieatiomon an Detachable for: Spectacles-media time 2;; 19.51, SerialiNumben' 2293559,..13 show samewzmeansi for; accomplishing thisapzumoser Ine thiss'azppiieaze tion: I: have; invented -ye.t:. anotheirreyee shield: hat has: characteristies ands, obieets; no. hfihqtQiQtQ- eontemplated.

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st- 1; is e, ner p cti iew; qt. mgize; h elst shown on a air-ofglasses Fig: 2-is ajrontaview of the-shield ir Hig 1; ahg; showing-only theupper gortion thee lessee,

Fi -a 3. is a cross-sectional: ew 2. m: hield; taken onthe line 3"3'"of'1 ig 2;

g;- 1 s a e o h ndersiiie pi hei hiels w g t e manner f'se n neg he e l e v Q 191 thereto, and

Fig. 5" is a similar view-asimFig-r 4 hntshqwing anadjustable position Off the shield-in relation; to the spring clip.

Refer 'rng to then drawings; ghave used'the numeral ID to designate a frame for glasses to illustrate; mmneweye shielcti. shenlii becobsenved, however, that shield, if: ufifidi with glasses,

may be used on the rimless lenses as-well ason a 55 regulari rame.

The. wing-like shield 0,1 shade I51; is preger ajoly made from anysuitable transarem material that will pretest, the eyes from: light rags a ng: it may. be made from tearnslueentmaterial; if" de 50 he hield. 1k

5s sielsp oneetexw nr y eered l q iliPe iQIli-Jls An: elongated spring, bar clipi o xgwclamp Wris reri i p e ti it e ee r h el au t detaehably;see ring it tq thez frame In, This;

1p; clip is preferably made from a singleleng thofl spring material: andrhas its respective. and, p91- itan and [Lcnrmd downwardly tq coniorm e e1r,;a l1y v toithe outline of theirame, l 0,,or. towthe;

lenses, if; the gla ses, be; of o the .fra neless, type,

he; lip" lit 1.. pr0vide wo. paced! aparthoolss l8. and I9 that are adapt e t ifrieti naiiyeneaeethe edge of the frame or lens as illustratedin liiig 1. T ibe.center nortiqniof the clip, l=5;is (secured ,to one &1 nd:- nmstioni oi 1 a, hinge inen her ;,so, as" to be parallel-ztmthe long-ituolinal axis; of thehin enin. 21-, as, shown i Ei e, 4., 0 the, other .de .nqr. tionq a; projection is formed at, the center ther'eefw which. is bent, first upwardly, and then back uhqi itself. topiorm the hooki member, 22 (Rig, 3'),

At bracket; 23, for supporting the, clip Ii is mounted. on. the lredi cecli p'ortionj I 4, of they shield, to; in arm sniteblemanner soxthat therelwill, be. a hfiat surfaQe 2 p&1. a111,.Wi$h and-slightlyspaeeii 3Q, rmn v theunders d of the-redue dipprtiqnl I 2. as

shown in..Fig s.; 4, and 5. A slot 25,. proyigied,.. intermediate but. not;v to the ends. in; the; surfape A5 an xt nds rans erse x he on i udinal. xis

of the shield LL Therespeetiyeside e gflsiof, the; snria e. 24,.are bent downwardly, anq inwarglyto nrpyigie, theehenneL guide. supports 253.. and, 21'.

Theih-ingeimember. 2.0 is supported by andslig: able W thin he uid s it and, t1. nd. the. hee s, member; 22 isvrqfilidahle within the slot, 25

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l tv 2.5a nd. it hi me ns he. o em i; h shi ld l, n td ren ioni ransverselythe on i-v tiiciinaiaxisof theshieidis limiteci twe diree: ime t sinted ut hat, t epring. clip. i 5-; me es..tp.- he outer; side Q he guides. 26; ans; 21-

het h heels Z1, s neeeesi at that in nfiitient of." meninges .9 will; e Qutsiee he con fin sqi, P KQ a d. 1 whe eb he in, 5; b teldeci. a ainst he. uedjers fl b The qtied. i es E 11 i P 1: Z iIlQ e iQh which, i' hs to make a; flat: unit ofthe shieldand clipforf carryingin a pocket, bag 'or the like.

From the disclosure hereinabove made it is not; intended that my" new shield be limited;v to usewit-h apair of glasses since that is" but one form; i-l'l'ustr-alted to. pointoi t' this intention. A person who does not wean glasses can use this shield by attachingit to aframe for glasses:

6b witheutathelehses. preierably; font-his puhpose,

as} ShQWIl' in Fig. 1. has, a

the frame need consist only of the bows, a nose piece and the upper portion of the lens retaining portion of the frame. Such a shield would appear similar to the shield and fragmentary frame shown in Fig. 2. It is also to be observed that a rigid member such as a bar, rod or the like can be substituted for the spring clip [5 and secured to the frame. The spring clip I5 is shown since its resiliency makes it possible to snap the shield on and off a pair of glasses but my shield is not limited to the snap-on feature.

As disclosed above, the hinge will slide within the brackets 26 and 21 transversely the length of the shield, or in other words, when the shield is in place it will be capable of a forwardly and rearwardly movement. By this arrangement, the edge l2 of the shield can be moved snugly against the forehead or move forwardly to suit the comfort of the wearer.

This shield Whether of a detachable or non detachable type and whether used with glasses or with a fragmentary frame for glasses, as described, will be capable of the forward and rear adjustment and of the folding action which I have described.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my eyeshield without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I' claim:

1. In an eye shade adapted to be used on a frame means having at least a nose engaging portion and ear bows, a wing-like eye shade, asupporting member for said wing-like eye shade adapted to be operatively secured to a frame means, a hinge means on said supporting member, a hook member on one side of said hinge means, a bracket member on said eye shade, a slot in said bracket member extending in a direction transversely the longitudinal axis of said eye shade, said hinge means mounted in said bracket member so said hook member is slidable within said slot, and said supporting member in operable position being perpendicular to said eye shade and foldable by said hinge means so as to be parallel with said eye shade at times.

2, In an eye shade adapted to be used on a frame means having at least a nose engaging portion and ear bows, a wing-like eye shade, a supporting member for said wing-like eye shade adapted to be operatively secured to a frame means, a hinge means on said supporting member, a hook member on one side of said hinge means, a bracket member on said eye shade, a slot in said bracket member extending in a direction transversely the longitudinal axis of said eye shade, said hinge means mounted in said bracket member so said hook member is slidable within said slot, said hook member capable of engaging said bracket member at each end of said slot to serve as a means for limiting the movement of said hinge means in two directions, and said supporting member in operable position being perpendicular to said eye shade and foldable by said hinge means so as to be parallel with said eye shade at times.

s 3. In an eye shade adapted to be used on a frame means having at least a nose engaging portion and ear bows, a wing-like eye shade, a supporting member for said wing-like eye shade adapted to be operatively secured to a frame means, a hinge means on said supporting member, said hinge means secured to said eye shade so as to be slidable thereon in a, direction transversely its length, said supporting member normally being perpendicular to said eye shade, and said supporting member foldable by said hinge means so as to be parallel with said eye shade for purposes of storage, and means for locking said hinge means against hingable movement at times.

.4. In an eye shade adapted to be used on a frame means having at least a nose engaging portion and ear bows, a wing-like eye shade, a supporting member for said wing-like eye shade adapted to be operatively secured to a frame means, a hinge means on said supporting member, a hook member on one side of said hinge means, a bracket member on said eye shade, a slot in said bracket member extending in a direction transversely the longitudinal axis of said eye shade, said hinge means mounted in said bracket member so said hook member is slidable within said slot, said hook member capable of engaging said bracket member at each end of said slot to serve as a means for limiting the movement of said hinge means in two directions, and said supporting member in operable position being perpendicular to said eye shade and foldable by said hinge means so as to be parallel with said eye shade at times, and means on said bracket member for locking said hinge means against hingable movement at times.

5. In an eye shade, a wing-like shade member, a supporting member for said wing-like eye shade member, a hinge means on said supporting member, a hook on said hinge means, a bracket on said eye shade member, a slot in said bracket extending in a direction transversely the longitudinal axis of said eye shade member, said hinge means mounted in said bracket so said hook is slidable within said slot, stop means for limiting the movement of said hinge means in two directions and means on said bracket for looking said hinge means against hingable movement at times.

6. In an eye shade, a wing-like eye shade member, a supporting member for said wing-like eye shade member, a hinge means on said supporting member, a bracket on said eye shade member, said hinge means slidably mounted in said bracket, stop means for limiting the movement of said hinge means in two directions and means for locking said hinge means against hingable movement at times.

7. In an eye shade, a wing-like eye shade member, a supporting member for said wing-like eye shade member, a bracket member on said eye shade member having a groove, and a hinge member having two wing portions, one of which is rigidly secured to said supporting member and slidably mounted in the groove of saidbracket member; said hinge member when having both of its wing portions engaging said groove being incapable of functioning as a hinge and capable of functioning as a hinge when only one of its wings is engaged in said groove.

GEORGE DALE BRICKER.

, References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 886,209 I-Ienry Apr. 28, 1908 r 932,703 Henry Aug. 31, 1909 2,224,560 Wentz Dec. 10, 1940 2, 33,590 Barr Dec. 30, 1947. 

